CCC highlights 2014-2015 Community Scholarship contributors, recipientsCLARKSDALE – Local community members and organizations continued to show their support of Coahoma Community College this year by offering a host of community scholarships, and those who gave, as well as students selected as recipients, were highlighted during a special program Monday morning.

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Wed Apr 1, 2015

CLARKSDALE – Local community members and organizations continued to show their support of Coahoma Community College this year by offering a host of community scholarships, and those who gave, as well as students selected as recipients, were highlighted during a special program Monday morning.

The event, hosted in the Pinnacle, was designed to recognize CCC students who demonstrate scholastic excellence and exemplify the true meaning of life-long learning as well as to recognize those individuals and organizations that give monetarily to ensure funds are available to meet the educational needs of CCC’s students.

“You cannot recognize or measure the impact that your gifts make upon the lives of those you’re giving to. When you give, it helps,” said CCC President Dr. Valmadge Towner.

The program, themed “Giving Back to Move Forward”, included invocation by CCC SGA President Christopher Neal, a reading of the purpose by CCC SGA Chief-of-Staff Anfernee Morgan and a cover of Whitney Houston’s “I Look to You” by CCC freshmen Jamie Coleman.

Cynthia Roberson, CCC’s assistant director of institutional effectiveness research and assessment, then announced the scholarships as their respective contributor or representative presented them to the student recipients.

Among those contributors present were two former CCC Presidents—Dr. McKinley Martin and Dr. Vivian M. Presley—who congratulated students’ on their achievement during remarks.

Towner said although we may all not be able to give “big checks”, if everyone could contribute a little it would make a big impact. He also encouraged the recipients to pay it forward.

“Those that received, I hope that it will be infectious to you and motivation for you to do—when you’re able—what was done to you,” he said.

Following the program, scholarship recipients and their contributors enjoyed a special lunch in the Gallery where they were able to converse and network.

To view more photos from the event on CCC's Facebook page, CLICK HERE!